Farmer with Rs 7 lakh loan on head, commits suicide in Kota

KOTA: A 45-year-old farmer from Hadoti region, who had a loan of some lakhs of rupees on his head, committed suicide on Wednesday.
The farmer, Deendayal, was a resident of Sambalpur village in Baran district and was found hanging from the fan at his home by family members. According to the family, he had taken a loan of Rs 85,000 from some person, Rs 50,000 to 60,000 from mandi and Rs 5 lakh from the market, totaling to a sum of about Rs 7 lakh, while he had no means to pay it back.
His only hope was a good harvest of urad dal and soya bean, which he had sown in his 10 bigha land. However, another bad yield after three failed Kharif seasons got too much for him to handle. "He had come to me to talk about liquidating some funds in the bank which were in dadi's name," said Prakash Chandra Nagar, his nephew.
"He was depressed but to what extent I wish I knew then. We went to the bank on Tuesday and as there were other family members also involved, the bank manager asked for an NOC from others," he added.
Prakash said that his uncle, who was expecting immediate help from the bank, was unhappy that it would take some time before he can lay his hands on some cash. "He left bank with a heavy heart and was very worried," said Prakash.
Deendayal's wife works as a labourer to sustain the family, his elder son is working in Jaipur at a salary of Rs 4000, while his younger son is studying. On Wednesday, when his wife was at work, Deendayal sent his younger son out of house after which he took the extreme step. The farmer had spent a few hours on his farms just before his death. Reportedly, no one from the administration — tehsildar, patwari or anyone else — showed up to enquire about the suicide.
Meanwhile, another farmer of the village, Kaushal (26), said, "Future of each farmer looks dark. I had seven bighas of land of which I sold two bighas to be able to repay loans for mere existence. The five bighas that remain with me are all mortgaged. There is no way I can even dream to recover from this nightmare. This year we have not even recovered the sown seeds,"'